Riḍwān (or Rızvan ,
Arabic: رضوان), is an
angel in
Islam, who guards the gates of
heaven. His name is absent in the Quran and early
tafsir, named by
Ibn HishamIsmāʿīl instead,[1] he namely appears in later reports and
Mi'raj narration.[2] Ridwan also plays an important role as the guardian of heaven in the
Qisas Al-Anbiya, here he must prevent
Iblis from entering the keep of
Adam, but was tricked by a serpent, who concealed Iblis in his mouth, carrying him past the guardian.[3] His name probably developed from the
Quranictermriḍwan. However, in the Quranic usage, it does not refer to an angel.[4]
^Raven, W., "Riḍwān", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 16 October 2019 <
http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6291> Erste Online-Erscheinung: 2012 Erste Druckedition:
ISBN9789004161214, 1960-2007.
^Stephen Burge, Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi Akhbar al-malik Routledge 2015
ISBN978-1-136-50473-0 chapter 6
^Amira El-Zein. Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse University Press. 2009.
ISBN978-0-815-65070-6. Pp. 98-9.
^Stephen Burge. Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi Akhbar al-malik. Routledge, 2015.
ISBN978-1-136-50473-0.